Giants update: With decision coming on Pablo Sandoval, team will have to decide on Miguel Tejada, too

A decision on activating third baseman Pablo Sandoval is expected to come any day now. That means making a decision on Miguel Tejada, too.

With rookie shortstop Brandon Crawford holding his own at the plate and playing solid defense, there doesn't appear to be much use for Tejada once Sandoval rejoins the team. It was interesting Tuesday when Giants manager Bruce Bochy went with rookie Conor Gillaspie over Tejada to hit in the No. 2 spot.

"He has a good eye at the plate and he's a line-drive hitter, so we'll see how it looks," Bochy said.

Tejada insisted he is not thinking about a premature end to his season. Nor is he stewing over his .515 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentages), the lowest among all NL players with at least 150 plate appearances.

"I don't worry about what happened the last month or two months," Tejada said. "I go day by day. What happened is done. I get frustrated when we lose. I don't worry about what I hit. I'm happy to be on a winning team."

Tejada didn't give any indication he was worried about losing his locker stall.

"There's four months left," he said. "I'm not going to let these first two months get in my head."

Sandoval hit a home run from the right side and drove in four runs for Triple-A Fresno Tuesday night, a good indication that he is moving past the wrist soreness that stalled his rehab assignment.

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With Fresno traveling to Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sandoval will work out at AT&T Park, Bochy said. The club hadn't decided whether to send Sandoval on the trip, but it seemed more likely he would complete his rehab work for Single-A San Jose. Sandoval is expected to return by the end of the homestand, at the latest.

Barry Zito will make another start for Single-A San Jose on Saturday, Bochy said. The manager raved about Zito's stuff and command while limiting Stockton to two hits in 6﻿2/3 innings Monday night, but said he wanted Zito to exceed 100 pitches "a couple times" before completing his minor league rehab assignment. The Giants likely are grooming Zito to return June 28, when they play a doubleheader at Wrigley Field.